RT Article T1 Preliminary findings on seasonality and the fear of crime JF The British journal of criminology VO 42 IS 4 SP 798 OP 806 A1 Semmens, Natasha A1 Dillane, Jennifer A1 Ditton, Jason LA English YR 2002 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639314601 AB An age and gender street quota sample of 576 respondents was interviewed using standard fear of crime questions. An equal number of interviews was conducted at the end of four consecutive seasons, and in two different cities. Responses indicate that a seasonal effect on the fear of crime cannot lightly be dismissed. Some implications for national crime surveying and for crime prevention evaluation research are tentatively suggested K1 Kriminalitätsfurcht K1 Alter K1 Geschlecht K1 Saisoneinfluss DO 10.1093/bjc/42.4.798